Automatic total-taking mechanism for accounting machines



Jan. 31, 1933. J POWERS 1 Re. 18,727

AUTOMATIC TOTAL TAKING MECHANISM FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed,Nov. 10, 1915 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ifi'in ass 6.9 W elk/n65 POE/675$) J.POWERS Jan. 31, 1933.

AUTOMATIC TOTAL TAKING MECHANISM FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original FiledNov. 10, 1915 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Reiasued Jan. 31, 1933 UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE JAMES POWERS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BYMESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO REMINGTON RAND INQ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ACORPORATION OF DELAWARE AUTOMATIC TOTAL-TAKING MECHANISM FOR ACCOUNTINGMACHINES Original No. 1,245,506, dated November 6, 1917, Serial No.60,629, filed November 10, 1915. Renewed May 2, 1917, Serial No.166,050. Application for reissue filed February 8, 1919. Serial No.275,884.

This invention relates to accounting machines generally, and moreespecially to ma chines for tabulating and-adding the data contained onperforatedrecordcards.

In the machines now in use, such as that disclosed in my Patent No.-1,245,502, issued November 6, 1917, Whenever a group of data has beentabulated and is ready to be totaled, it is necessary to stop themachine and-for the operator to operate means especially providedtherefor.

The chief purpose of the invention is to make it possible to take atotal in a card accounting! machine without stopping the machine,thereby dispensing with the personal attention of an operator at thetime such totaling occurs.

This result can be accomplished in various ways, and by way of example,I have illustrated a practical embodiment which contem lates the use ofa total card having a per oration for co-operating with a pin, the pinbeing so operatively connected to the total-taking mechanism that, whenthe pin registers with the perforation of such total card, it willactuate the total-taking mechanism without"interrupting the sequentialrun of cards.

A articular feature of the present invention is the provisionof a,single pin which co-operates with both the total card and stop card toproduce different results, the arrangement being such that, when thetotal card re isters with such pin, the pin will rise a dierent distancethan when the stop card registers with such in.

These and other eatures, capabilities and advantages of the presentimprovement will more fully appear from the subjoined detail descriptionof one specific embodiment thereof, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawin s, in which igure 1 is an elevation showing an accounting machineequipped with the device forming the present improvement near printingposition on a totaling cycle.

Fi 2, 3 and 4 are enlarged fragmental detai s in elevation showing threedifferent ositions of the device forming the present improvement in thecourse of its operation.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmental detail in plan of a part of the deviceillustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

Figs. 6 and 7 are fragmental views respectively of a total card and astop card.

In the embodiment illustrated, an accounting machine is providedcomprising a frame 1 having a card-hopper 2 iniwhioh the cards are piledpreparatory to being fed between the plates 3 and 4, where theyco-operate with the pins 5 to set the tabulating sectors 6, after whichthe cards are discharged from between the plates 3 and 4.

V For actuating the totaling mechanism, the shaft 7 is provided, which,in the present instance, has attached thereto a lever 8 which isconnected to the extension 9 of the bracket 10 by a link 11.

The connection between the shaft 7 and the totaling mechanism may be ofthe usual or ordinary construction in adding-machines of the type shown,for instance, in the patent to Hopkins, No. 1,039,130, issued September24th, 1912, or the patent to Walker, No. 1,016,308, issued February 6th,1912. v

With the present arrangement, a pin or shiftable control means 12 isused, which serves both as an element of the means for initiating thetotal taking action and for initiating the arresting or stopping of theoperation of the machine. The pin-comprises an enlarged lower bodyportion 13, a diminished upper body portion 14, a collar 15 of greaterdiameter than the enlarged body portion 13 disposed between the two bodyportions 13 and 14, and a similar collar 16 disposed a short distanceremoved from the free end of the diminished body portion 14. Theenlarged body portion 13 is slidably mounted in an opening formed in thelower plate 17 of a vertically reciprocating pin-box 18, and thediminished body portion 14 is slidable in an opening formed in the upperplate 19 of said pin-box. The collar 15 is disposed between the plates17 and 19 and of greater diameter than the diameter of the openingsthrough which the body portions 13 and 14 slide so as to anchor the pin12 in place. Between the collar 15 and the plate 17, a-spring 20 isstrained to normally maintain the pin -to the free end of one arm 26 ofa bell crank 27, which is pivotally connected at its angle to the frame1, the free end of the other arm 28 being provided with a roller 29 totravel in the cam-groove 30 of the cam-wheel 31.

The free end of the extension 24is adapted,

when the pin 12 is raised to its highest position, to engage the collar32 of the switch-rod 33. The switch-rod 33 is suitably connected withthe switch-box 34 so that, when the collar 32 is engaged by theextension 24 and moved thereby, the switch-rod 33 will operate theswitch-box 34 to disconnect the power so that the machine will ceaseoperating.

The bracket 10 comprises the aforesaid arm 9, an arm 35, and anintermediate connecting portion 36. The arm 9 extends upward at an anglerelative to the direction of the arm 35 and the arm 35 is provided withan upward extension 37 having a lug 38 intermediate thereof extendingtoward the connecting portion 36. The bracket 10 is pivotally connectedto the frame 1 at the free end of the arm 35. The link 25 is providedwith the aforesaid extension 24 at one end and at the other end isprovided with an opening 39 through which the extension 37 passes inorder to per mit the portion 39' of the link 25 to co-operate with thelug 38 of the extension 37 and the relatively receding portions of theextensions 37 to either side of the lug 38.

The operation of the device is as follows:

Whenever a car C is disposed between the plates 3 and 4, and there is noperforation in the card C to register with the openings 21 and 22 of theplates 3 and 4, (as shown in Fig. 2), with the upward movement of thepin-box 18, the pin 12 will rise and its upper free end being obstructedby the card C from passing therethrough, the portion 39' of the link 25will be disposed in alinement with therelatively receding portion of theextension 37 above the lug 38, while the extension 24 will be disposedbelow and out of alinement with the collar 32 of the switch rod, andthereupon, with the sliding movement of the link-25, caused by theactuation of the bell crank 27, the ort-ion 39 will approach theextension 37 a ove the lug 38 without engaging the extension 37.

When a run or group of cards are to-be tabulated or registered andsubsequently a total is to be taken of such run, or a number of groupsof cards are to be tabulated or registered, and grand totals taken ofall of the cards previously tabulated at the end of each group, a card Tis inserted at the end of each group, which is provided with aperforation (as shown in Fig. 6) to register with the openings 21 and 22of the plates 3 and 4, which perforation is of less diameter than thediameter of the collar 16, and consequently, when the pin box 18' israised, the pin 12 will rise until its collar 16 strikesthe card T andis thereby obstructed from. further upward movement (as shown in Fig.3). In this position of the pin 12, the portion 39 of the link 25 willbe in alinement with the lug 38, and thereupon, with the slidingmovement of the link 25, caused by the actuation of the bell crank 27,the bracket 10 will be rocked about its pivotal connection with theframe 1, thereby depressing the arm 9 to draw down the link 11 whichwill depress the arm 8 to rock the total-taking shaft 7, whereupon thetotalizing mechanism is actuated, and the operation of the registeringmechanism resumed, without stopping the machine.

\Vhen a stop-card S passes through the machine, which, as shown in Fig.7, is provided with an opening of a diameter equal to the diameter ofthe openings 21 and 22 of the plates 3 and 4, and registers with thesaid openings 21 and 22, the succeeding rise of the pin box 18 willraise the pin 12 with it, and such pin 12,not being obstructed by thecard S, will pass through the perforation of the card S, and the opening22 of the plate 4, as

shown in Fig. 4. In such position, the pin.

12 will have raised the extension 24 of the link 25 into alinement withthe collar 32 and the portion 39' into alinement with the relativelyreceding portion of the extension 37 below the lug 38 and thereupon withthe succeeding sliding movement of the link 25, caused by the actuationof the bell crank 27, the switch rod 33 will be actuated to stop themachine and the portion 39 will approach the extension 37 withoutengaging the same.

It will, of course, be understood that vari ous changes andmodifications may be made to the details of construction without in anyway departing from the general spirit. or scope ofthe present invention.

While the disclosure of this application. includes the use of what isknown as a total card, the invention is not limited to this particularmethod of accomplishment, and the present application is intended tocover any form of mechanism wherein there is automatic means controlledby cards, or other registration control means or total-taking initiat-ing means or otherwise, as for example a card or record which isblank in the accumulation control fields, but may have a total hole andany desired combination or combinations of classification perforations,

a card or other control device.

for actuating a total taking mechanism and resuming the operation of theregistering mechanism, or without stopping the machine. Herein thetotal-taking mechanism is described as automatic. stood that theoperation of total-taking is automatic not only after it is initiated,but that the total-taking is also automatically initiated, for instanceby the presentation of Because of this automatic initiating the card orcontrol device may be said to. automatically initiate automatic totaltaking.

I claim:

1. In an accounting machine having a pi mechanism for co-operating withperforated cards and registering mechanism for co-operating with saidanalyzing mechanism, the

combination with a total taking shaft and a stop mechanism, of actuatingmeans for said total taking shaft and stop mechanism; connecting means;a total card for co-operating with said pin mechanism to set saidconnecting means to connect said total taking shaft to be actuated bysaid actuating means, and a stop card for co-operating with-said pinmechanism to set said connecting means to connect said stop mechanism tobe actuated by said actuating means. t

2. In an accounting machine having a perforated card analyzing mechanismand registering mechanism for co-operating with said analyzing,mechanism, the combination with a total taking shaft, of a stopmechanism; an actuating mechanism; connecting mechanism; a card forco-operating with said analyzing mechanism to set said connectingmechanism to operatively connect said total taking shaft to be actuatedby said actuating mechanism; and a card for co-operating with saidanalyzing mechanism to set said connecting mechanism to operativelyconnect said stop mechanism to be actuated by said actuating mechanism.

3. In an accounting machine having a perforated card analyzing mechanismand registering mechanism for co-operating with said analyzingmechanism, the combination with a total taking shaft, of a stopmechanism; an actuating mechanism; connecting mechanism comprising a pinco-operating with said analyzing mechanism; a link; a stop card forco-operating with said pin to set said link to operatively connect saidstop mechanism with said actuating mechanism: anda total card forco-operating with said pin to set said link to operatively connect saidtotal taking shaft with said actuating mechanism.

4. In an accounting machine having a perforated card analyzing mechanismand reg-- istering mechanism for co-operating with said analyzingmechanism, the combination with a total taking shaft. a stop mechanism;an actuating mechanism; connecting mecha- By-this it is under obstructthe collar andthereby set said link ti)l ofperatively connect with saidtotal taking s a t. y 5. In an accounting machine having a perforatedcard analyzingmechanism and re istering mechanism for co-operatin witsaid analyzing mechanism, the combination with a total taking shaft, ofa stop mechanism; an actuatin mechanism; connecting mechanism comprisinga pin having a diminished portion and a collar a short distance removedfrom the end of said diminished por-' tion; a link operatively connectedwith said pin and said actuating mechanism; a stop card having anenlarged perforation to er ma the passage therethrou h of said co an;

-a.total card having a smal opening to permit the passage therethroughof said diminished portion ,but to obstruct the collar; means foractuating said stop mechanism beingdisposed in the path of movement ofsaid ink when the pin is positioned by a stop card; and ada ted at suchtime to be actuated when suc actuating mechanism operates said link; andmeans for actuating said total taking shaft, being disposed in the pathof movement of said link when the pin is positioned bya total card andat such time adapted to be actuated when said actuating mec anismoperates said link.

6. In a card accounting machine, the combination of an automaticregistering mechanism; a total-takingmechanism; a stop mech anism; andmeans acting to automatically take a total and to automatically stop themachineafter totalizing.

7. Ina card accounting machine, the combination of an automatic reistering mecha-. nism; a total-takin mec anism; a. stop mechanism; andcar controlled means acting to automatically take a total and toautomatically stop the machine after totalizing.

8. In a card accounting machine having a registering mechanism operatedby a sequential run of cards, the combination of a totaltrolled meansconstructed and arranged to selectively determine the automaticoperation of any one of said mechanisms.

10. In combination, an automatic registering mechanism for registeringplural numbers; a total-taking mechanism; a stop: mechanism; and acard-controlled means controllable by a single card at a time free ofsimultaneous cooperation with any other card, for selectively bringingabout the operation of said registering mechanism or saidstop-mechanism.

11. In combination, an automatic registering mechanism for registeringplural numbers; an automatic total-taking mechanism; a stop mechanism;and a card controlled means controllable by a single card at a time freeof simultaneous cooperation with an other card, for selectivelyinitiating and bringing about the operation of said registeringmechanism or said stop-mechanism.

12. In a machine of the class described the combination of a recordanalyzing mechanism which can operate continuously; a reglstermg means,a totaling means, and a stop means controlled thereby; and devicescontrolled by said mechanism for selecting any of said means foroperation.

13. In a machine of the class described the combination of a recordanalyzing mechanism which can be operated continuously; a registeringmeans, a totaling means, and a stop means controllable thereby; a mainactuator, and. devices controlled by said mechanism for selecting any ofsaid means for operation by said main actuator.

JAMES POWERS.

